Recently at work we’ve been discussing the merits of various UCD training courses, with particular focus on those offering certification.
Our UX team is in its infancy, and still relatively small, but we’ve managed to establish a solid base of enthusiastic advocates in various areas of the business, eager to learn more and develop new skills. Because of this, we’re in the process of defining a new training syllabus, to help support the wider team as much as possible. In order to gain more sponsorship, recognition and legitimacy for our advocates, within their respective LOB, a certified course could be a useful standard to introduce.
Our counterparts in North America have already adopted a certified course as their standard, encouraging all UX practitioners to take part. But, with the right resources, we could be better off using the training budget to develop our own curriculum, tailored specifically for our industry/LOB, and structured around our established processes, rather than something more generic. This would involve considerable effort and investment. You could also argue that keeping everything in-house puts a ceiling on our abilities and knowledge, which overtime could potentially deteriorate if the courses weren’t maintained.
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Our UX team is in its infancy, and still relatively small, but we’ve managed to establish a solid base of enthusiastic advocates in various areas of the business, eager to learn more and develop new skills. Because of this, we’re in the process of defining a new training syllabus, to help support the wider team as much as possible. In order to gain more sponsorship, recognition and legitimacy for our advocates, within their respective LOB, a certified course could be a useful standard to introduce.
Our counterparts in North America have already adopted a certified course as their standard, encouraging all UX practitioners to take part. But, with the right resources, we could be better off using the training budget to develop our own curriculum, tailored specifically for our industry/LOB, and structured around our established processes, rather than something more generic. This would involve considerable effort and investment. You could also argue that keeping everything in-house puts a ceiling on our abilities and knowledge, which overtime could potentially deteriorate if the courses weren’t maintained.
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